Soccer bung suspect Peter Harrison today said he will sue the BBC following the Panorama football corruption sting.

Harrison, who was filmed making claims about paying managers, has already denied being a corrupt agent and insisted everything he told the BBC undercover reporter was merely pub gossip and banter.

The 46-year-old, of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, said: "I've never given bungs. I've not given a bung to Sam Allardyce. I've never given a bung. I shall be suing the BBC."

Bolton boss Allardyce was accused by three different agents on Panorama of accepting illegal payments over the transfer of players, while son Craig was accused by the programme of accepting money for his part in two deals. They have both denied any impropriety.

The Trotters boss, who insists he would never accept a bung, is considering whether to launch a libel action against BBC Panorama.

Harrison maintains he would never pay money to a manager, and has vowed to continue working in football.

"I haven't heard from the FA," he said. "I shall be carrying on as an agent and I shall be doing whatever the FA want me to do."

Harrison admitted he had made payments to Craig Allardyce, during the time the Bolton manager's son operated as an agent.

"I am not going to deny it," he said. "But Craig is a FIFA agent and in some deals there can be as many as four or five agents, so why shouldn't I pay Craig."

Following the programme, Sam Allardyce said he his lawyers had received a letter from Harrison and two other agents filmed saying they had lied in the hope of being able to sell their agencies to the BBC's undercover reporter.

The FA has also launched an investigation into Newcastle United and coach Kevin Bond.

On the programme, Harrison claimed representatives from the club had been to his home to discuss Middlesbrough youngster Nathan Porritt, who was under contract to the Teesside club at the time.

As reported in last night's Chronicle, Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has revealed his club approached Newcastle counterpart Freddy Shepherd to end any interest in Porritt. Kevin Bond is suing the BBC for libel after it said comments made by him during a secretly-recorded meeting constituted an admission he would consider receiving payments from a proposed new agency.